Chinese

草原

/t͡sʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɥɛn³⁵/
grassland; prairie; steppe; savanna
  • HSK 5
  • TOCFL 5

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  • characterChinese草 “herbaceous plant; herb; weed; wort; grass; forb”
    • meaningChinese艸 “grass”
    • soundChinese早 “early; in advance; soon”
      • meaningChinese日 “Sun”
      • soundChinese棗 “jujube; Chinese date”
      • ideaChinese甲 “shell; carapace”
  • characterChinese原 “original; former; primary; prime; virgin”
    • ideaChinese泉 “springwater (Classifier: 口 m; 眼 m)”
      • ideaChinese白 “white”
      • ideaChinese水 “water (Classifier: 瓶 m; 樽 c; 滴 m c; 池 m c; 盆 m c; 杯 m c)”
    • ideaChinese厂 “cliff; habitable cave on a cliff”

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